Belgium vs Netherlands: Probability of dying that year, among males

Belgium
0.4%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2023
Belgium rank
201st
Netherlands rank
202nd

Probability of dying that year, among males over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 201st and Netherlands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Netherlands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 16.7% 22.2% 5.5% Netherlands
1860s 16.6% 22.4% 5.8% Netherlands
1870s 15.8% 23.2% 7.5% Netherlands
1880s 17.5% 21.0% 3.5% Netherlands
1890s 17.9% 18.6% 0.6% Netherlands
1900s 16.5% 15.3% 1.2% Belgium
1910s 15.2% 12.2% 3.0% Belgium
1920s 11.5% 7.5% 4.1% Belgium
1930s 9.7% 4.7% 5.0% Belgium
1940s 8.8% 4.7% 4.1% Belgium
1950s 4.6% 2.4% 2.2% Belgium
1960s 2.8% 1.7% 1.2% Belgium
1970s 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% Belgium
1980s 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% Belgium
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Belgium
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Netherlands
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Belgium
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Belgium or Netherlands?
Belgium, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Belgium and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
Belgium ranks 201st and Netherlands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying that year, among males
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.